WAY TO GET BREAKING NEWS IS FOLLOW "LOCAL 2" ON WWW.CLICK2HOUSTON.COM, FACEBOOK AS WELL AS TWITTER. TONIGHT HUNDREDS WILL COME TOGETHER TO REMEMBER A YOUNG LIFE CUT SHORT. A STAR FOOTBALL RUNNING BACK KILLED IN A TERRIBLE CRASH. WILLIAMS WAS A RUNNING BACK AND WAS GOING TO BE A SENIOR THIS YEAR. JOEL EISENBAUM IS LIVE AND SPOKE WITH THOSE WHO KNEW THE TEEN, JOEL. Reporter: DOMINIQUE, THERE IS NO DOUBT LATRON WAS A BIG MAN BUT DIDN'T ACT THAT WAY. HE COUNTED PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AT RAY BORN HIGH SCHOOL AS HIS FRIEND. IT IS EVIDENT BY THE IMPROMPTU GET TOGETHER THEY ARE HAVING ON THE PRACTICE FIELD, A FIELD WHERE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN PRACTICES TODAY, BUT FOR A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS STAND-OUT RUNNING BACK FOR PASADENA'S RAYBURN HIGH SCHOOL AND DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF HIS SENIOR YEAR HE HAD THE POTENTIAL, SOME SAY, TO GO A LONG WAY. FOOTBALL COULD HAVE PAID FOR HIS HIGHER EDUCATION. HE WORKED AT IT. TRAINING IN OFF SEASON. A MODEL ATHLETE. Reporter: MORE IMPORTANTLY, 18-YEAR-OLD LATRON WAS LOVED, AN INSPIRATION TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AS TWITTER SHOWED US. GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. EVERYTHING I ACCOMPLISH IS FOR YOU, MAN. GOING BIG FOR YOU, WROTE ONE PERSON, REFLECTING ON WHAT HAPPENED ON CRENSHAW NEAR BELTWAY 8. MUST HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HIT A CURB AND FLIPPED OVER INTO THE FIELD THERE. WILLIAMS WAS ONE OF THREE TEENS INSIDE THIS PICKUP TRUCK. HE WAS A PASSENGER. THE ONLY ONE NOT WEARING A SEATBELT, SAY POLICE. THE ONLY ONE WHO DIED. I ASKED THE QUESTION I ASK MANY CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT ALCOHOL INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. Reporter: PASADENA I.S.D. OUT OF RESPECT CANCELLED PRACTICE AND A SCHEDULED FOOTBALL TEAM MEET-AND-GREET. IT WAS UNDOUBTLY AN EVENT WHERE LATRON WOULD HAVE SHINED. HE ALWAYS SHOWED HAPPINESS, HAD A BRIGHT SMILE ON HIS FACE. HE INTENDED TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE'S DAY BETTER. Reporter: I'M TOLD THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO VIGILS AT RAYBURN HIGH SCHOOL. THE NEXT IS AT 7:00 TONIGHT. I'M TOLD THAT WILL BE EVEN LARGER. CERTAINLY A TOUGH WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR AT RAYBURN HIGH SCHOOL. LIVE AT PASADENA, JOEL

PASADENA, Texas -

A standout athlete for Pasadena ISD's Sam Rayburn High School died Wednesday night in a one-vehicle car accident.

According to police, Latrone Williams, 18, was one of three teenagers in a truck that flipped over Wednesday night on the 5400 block of Crenshaw Road in Pasadena.

Officials said Williams was a passenger and was not wearing a seatbelt. He was the only occupant who did not survive the wreck.

"They must have been traveling at a high rate of speed, hit a curb, and it flipped over into the field there," said Vance Mitchell, spokesman for the Pasadena Police Department spokesman.

A family friend said Williams was excited to begin his senior year at Rayburn High School in just a few days.

The quick football running back had already caught the eye of some college recruiters, and worked hard to improve upon his naturally gifted athleticism.

"Football could have paid for his higher education,” said family friend Jatata Hutton. “He worked at it relentlessly, training, just a model athlete."

There are no initial indications that alcohol or drugs played a factor in the accident, Mitchell said.

Football practice and an evening "meet and greet" were canceled Thursday, according to a spokesperson with Pasadena ISD.

Twitter was active with #Tron hashtags Thursday.

“'Tron” was Latrone's well known nickname.

A vigil, organized by Williams' friends, was scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Rayburn's practice field.

Pasadena ISD will make counselors available next week, when school starts, to students who are having a tough time dealing with Williams' death.

"He always showed happiness. He always had a bright smile on his face. He always intended to make other peoples' days better," Hutton said.

Latrone's mother has asked the public for help in covering funeral expenses.

Tamara Brooks also told Local 2 that Latrone had a daughter, just shy of her second birthday.

"I would like to see the remaining funds set aside for her," Brooks said.

If you'd like to donate, here's the information:

Latrone P. Williams Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank.

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